CO129-492 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1925 [12] - 1926 [1-5] — Page 195

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A comparison between the years 1923 and 1924 is given in the following table :-

Class of VraseĖS,

1923.

1024

No. Tonnago. No. Tomange.

Increase.

Decree

No. ToHunge

No. Fonogr

Brillak

roing.

Foreig Oce

going.

-OCELL-

5,389

5,297 11,292,141

7.248 14,671,417

11,544,754

€22.611

+1

"

7,674 16,030,970

420 1,358161

British** Alver

6,000 5,608,350

7.130 6,584,581 1,132

828,311

1H

Pocelgo River 1.891

659,790

2,318

840,347

427

102,617

G01 (Pigu Tradel...et -|

4,811

142.302 7,831

Junk Foreign

Trade,

24,553

1,619,003

231,839 3,030 N8.441

27,525 3,290.828 2,071

€79,825

Total. Foreign

Trade.

19,900 35,011,533 57,785 38,770,499 7,067

3,758,998

#2

Hledas Launches

plying in Wa-

of the

Vulomy,

Jumia, Loen!

'Cradle,

705,544

*92,518

*1,313,360

Grand Total, ...... 799,522

17,077,346 078,750) 18,522.806

127377 $1.937.732

$3,402,230 754,402

28,794 454,540

6.109

24,412

56.731.077

13.150 3,783,378 26,900

454,540

Next Increase. ......

9,328,83€ 13,730

יו.

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Of vessels of European construction 6,484 Ocean Steamers 4,715 River Steamers and 3,850 steamships not exceeding 60 tons entered during the year, giving a daily average of 412 ships as compared with 347 ships in 1923 and 332 ships in 1922.

The average tonnage of Individual Ocean vessels entering the Port has increased from 2,053'2 to 2,129-8 tons, British Ships from 2,070-9 to 2,234-3 tons Foreign Ships from 2,040-3 to 2,057·0

tons.

The average tonnage of Individual River Steamers outer- ing during the year has increased from 6281 to 659-8 tona, British River Steamers from 800-9 to 819-5 tons and Foreign River Steamers from 332-7 to 340-3 tons.

The actual number of Individual Ocean-going vessels of European construction during the year 1924 was 1,123 of which 416 were British and 707 Foreign. In 1923 the corresponding figures were 1,180, 529 British and 657 Foreign.

These 1,123 ships measured 3,552,722 tons. They entered 6,484 times and gave a collective tonnage of 13,809,974 tons.

Thus 63 Less Ships entered 163 more times and gave a collec- tive tonnage greater by 830,041 tons, an average of 5,097-7 tons per entry.

Thus :-

* Including 15,134 Convertunez aux Dust Bowt of 61,910 tonn,

+

15.212

654,199

Junks in Foreign trade show an increase of 2,972 vessels, and an increase of 679,825 tons or 12:1 per cent in numbers and 25-8 per cent in tonnage This increase is due to the improvement of traile between this l'ort and Canton, Macao, East and West River Ports.

In Local trade (ie. between places within the waters of the ('olony) there is a decrease in Sicam-Launches of 20,794 and a decrease in tonnage of 454,540 tons or 38 per cent in numbers and This decrease in numbers and tonnage is 20 per cent in tonnage. due to a number of launches being laid up during the year on account of the high cost of fuel.

Junks in Loral Trade show an increase of 5,199 vessels and an increase of 24,412 tons or 228 per cent in numbers and 18 per cent in tonnage. This increase in vessels and tonnage is due prin- cipally to the improvement of trade and the installing of the Junk Office at Shaukiwao,

Steamers.

Flag.

No. of times entered.

Total Tonnage.

|

1923. 1924. 1923. 1924. 1923.

1924.

British, Japanese, U.S.A.,

529 285 $4

416 2,691 2,650 | 5,572,044 5,921,002 269 1,337 1,324 3,129,156 8,154,550

100 272 275

1,421,952 1,423,490

Chinese,

79

59 788 548

650,843 453,092

German,

29 33 71

79

275,583! 317,416

Danish,

16

20

58

Dutch,

46

53

73 221 262

141,171

180,513

666,173 807,254

French. Italian,

30 39 281 278

515,507

535,528

6 17 23 41

95,222

154,371

Panamaian,

G

Chilean, Norwegian,

G

Portuguese,

32 71 215 13

4 105 8 122 257 287

33

63,242

34,843

52,975

130,606

266,564

443,067

17 108

200

51,003

91,017

Kuesian,

3

2,331

Siamese,

2,621

Swedish,

13

47,932 120,830

Spanish,

3

4

10

17 24,014 42,395

Total. ....1,186 1,123 6,321 6,484 12,979,033 13,809,974

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